Better Service in Southern Alameda County!

For a map showing service in Southern Alameda County as of December 15, click here. For details of other service changes which took effect, click here.

Starting December 15, bus service in southern Alameda County became dramatically different and dramatically better! After many challenging years resulting in cuts to service, AC Transit is happy to announce major improvements to its lines in southern Alameda County (Fremont and Newark, and some lines serving Union City, Hayward, and Milpitas).

AC Transit staff held four informational outreach events in December, to answer questions about the changes.

The major changes focus on service in Fremont and Newark, and include:

A consistent route network across the weekday, weeknight, and weekend.

Some of the locations enjoying new or improved service are: the Newark Senior Center, Newpark Mall, the Silliman Center/Newark Recreational Center, Ohlone College Newark campus, the Pacific Research Center, the LAM Research Loop, and the Lake Elizabeth recreational area.

Routing changes

Many of the reconfigured bus lines incorporate segments of old bus lines. Some of these lines may have the original line numbers, but deviate from the routes you previously used. It is important to look at the map to ensure you take the right bus line, or combination of lines, to complete your trip. The charts in this brochure provide descriptions of these changes, including some new hours of operation and frequency.

Line 200: A new bus line serving lots of locations!

Running seven days a week, this new line operates every 30 minutes on weekdays and weekends. Its weekday hours are 6 a.m. to midnight, and on weekends it runs from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. It stops at several shopping centers (Four Corners, Fremont Hub, and Fremont Plaza), and during the week it offers service to the Pacific Research Center in Newark. Line 200 also provides new service for residential areas along Decoto Road and Mowry Avenue in Fremont, as well as service to and from Union City BART and Fremont BART. The Silliman Center is now served by Line 200 on weekends.

In addition, Line 200 replaces Line 333’s Flexbus service and provides consistent late-night service on weekdays. For its schedule, click here.

New Line and Lines with Changes

New daily line with 30-minute frequency serving shopping centers (Four Corners, Fremont Hub, and Fremont Plaza); residential areas (along Decoto Rd. and Mowry Ave.); transit hubs (Union City BART and Fremont BART); Newark Senior Center; and work centers on weekdays (Pacific Research Center). On the weekend it will also serve the Siliman Center. Line will run until midnight on the weekday, replacing the majority of Line 333 Flexbus with fixed-route service.

Weekday line extended north to Foothill Sq. along E. 14th St. and Dutton Ave., and south to Union Landing via Tennyson Rd., Tampa Ave., Folsom Ave., Ruus Rd., Ruus Ln., Stratford Rd., Industrial Pkwy., Huntwood Ave., Whipple Rd., and Dyer St. Weekend service will retain the original Line 85 routing.

Increased frequency of buses to every 20 minutes on weekdays before 7pm, and to every 30 minutes after 7pm. Increased frequency on weekends to every 30 minutes before 7pm and to every 45 minutes after 7pm.

Daily line with 30-minute frequency rerouted to more directly serve the Fremont Main Library and shopping centers: Pacific Commons and NewPark Mall. Hours of operation expanded to midnight. Service to Lam Research Park and along Fremont Blvd. between S. Grimmer Blvd. and W. Warren Ave. replaced by Line 215.

Weekday service rerouted to serve recreational (Fremont Central Park) and industrial areas (along Osgood Rd., Landing Pkwy., and Kato Rd.) as well as medical centers along Paseo Padre Pkwy. In conjunction with Line 239, Line 215 will improve access to the Fremont Senior Center. The line will also provide commute-direction service to Lam Research Park. Service along Lakeview Blvd. and Bayside Pkwy. will be eliminated. Line will terminate on Auburn St. at Kato Rd.

Daily line rerouted to operate along Niles and Stevenson boulevards to Union City and Fremont BART stations, Ohlone College Newark campus (weekday), Silliman Center (weekend) and NewPark Mall. Service discontinued along Central Ave.

School-day-only trips that served Mission San Jose High School will now operate every day and serve all of Line 217. (School-day-only trips serving Hopkins Junior High School are not changed.) Other minor schedule changes.

Loop route converted to linear route with service between Fremont BART and Ohlone College Newark Campus on weekdays, and Fremont BART to Silliman Center on the weekend. Service along Mowry Ave. replaced by new Line 200. Service in Thornton Ave./Willow St./Enterprise Dr. area replaced by Line 275.

Loop route converted to linear route from Union City BART to Four Corners Shopping Center with 45-minute frequency. Direct service to Newark Senior Center added. Service along Decoto Rd./Hwy 84 replaced by new Line 200.

All trips leaving Stanford will leave five minutes earlier. New stop installed in each direction on Embarcadero Road at Wildwood Lane in Palo Alto.

Five morning trips starting 6:00am; six evening trips starting 2:45pm

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Discontinued Lines (replaced by other service)

Line

Description

Hours of Operation (weekday)

Frequency (weekday)

Hours of Operation (weekend)

Frequency (weekend)

68

Discontinued due to low ridership. Service covered partially by expanded weekday Line 85.

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242

Line discontinued. Service along Mowry Ave. replaced by new Line 200. Service along Stevenson Blvd. covered by rerouted Lines 216 and 212.

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264

Weekday-only line discontinued. Service segments along Decoto Rd. and Paseo Padre Pkwy. covered by Line 232. Service segments along Newark Blvd. and Mowry Blvd. replaced by the more frequent daily Line 200; Cherry Blvd. segment replaced by Line 251; and the Fremont Blvd. segment replaced by daily Line 99.

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332

Weekend-only line discontinued and replaced by two daily lines. Service along Alvarado-Niles Rd./Niles Blvd. replaced by daily Line 216. Service along Paseo Padre Pkwy., Newark Blvd., and Cedar Blvd. replaced by daily Line 232.

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333

Low-ridership Flexbus service discontinued, and largely replaced by new Line 200 fixed-route service running until 12am at 30-minute frequency. Late-night service on Stevenson Blvd. and Cedar Blvd. discontinued.

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345

Weekend-only line discontinued and replaced by three daily lines. Line 200 will provide service along Decoto Rd., Newark Blvd. and Mowry Ave. Line 232 will replace service along Mission Blvd. and Walnut Ave. Line 251 covers service along Central Ave. and Cherry St.

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350

Weekend-only line discontinued and replaced by the linear, more frequent daily Line 212. Service along Grimmer Blvd. eliminated.

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391

Discontinued due to low ridership. Underlying service available on lines 22, 97, and 85 for some portions of the line.